Pteropus molossinus Temminck 1853

Pteropus molossinus Temminck 1853, Esquisses Zool. sur la Cote de Guine: 62.

Type Locality: Caroline Isls, Ponape (Micronesia).

Vernacular Names: Caroline Flying Fox.

Synonyms: Pteropus breviceps Thomas 1883 .

Distribution: Pohnpei (= Ponape) and possibly Mortlock Isls (Caroline Isls, Micronesia).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I. IUCN / SSC Action Plan (1992) – Endangered: Limited Distribution. IUCN 2003 – Critically Endangered.

Discussion: molossinus species group. See Flannery (1995 b).